Saturday, 16 July 2011

Seaside Postcards

Hello!...I'm back again...after a few lovely days of sea air and sunshine, I have tipped the seashells out of my bag and shaken the sand from my shoes ready to begin normal life again....hello to all my regular blog readers and hello to the new followers who joined me here just as I was about to go away for a few days, I look forward to visiting you all very soon.....

We went to some of our very favourite coves, cliffs, beaches and villages on the south west coast......

....places we've enjoyed visiting all our lives and this time we had the added pleasure of lots and lots of sunshine and blue sky....

...I had quite a lazy few days, did a bit of sketching for some new illustration work and thinking about a new book plan...but lazy hooky time on the shingly or sandy beaches was my main crafty activity and the pile of grannie squares has grown a lot more.....we walked miles, visited gardens and craft fairs and had more than one Devon cream tea...

....we also sampled a few of these...as a small child I was surprised at the relative size of the cornets I received compared to the ones on display outside the shop and I have a fondness for the oversized retro advertising icecreams to this day...

Some seaside crochet...inspired by the colours of bright stripy seaside rock.....

I hope you have been enjoying sunny summer days too, and I can't wait to catch up with all your blogs now. Thank you for the lovely comments on my last post and for your good wishes for my little break. It's good to be back in blogland again!! I hope you all have a happy weekend and see you again soon xxxxx

Welcome back, Helen, I missed your bright and happy posts! Thanks for sharing your coastal images, I do so miss the beach when I'm not there. We have a vacation there planned for October for hubby's birthday. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

Welcome home Helen. So glad you enjoyed your time down here in the SW....I recognise some of those places, as we go there all the time!!Still can't believe I live in such a lovely part of the country. Love Gillxx

Helen, after looking at your seaside photographs, I'm even more happy about my upcoming trip next month. The country and coastline may be different, but I'm anticipating a similar bliss. I must take along a little yarn project with me... (Thank you for stopping by my blog and for your kind comment.)

Good to see seaside pics esp on a weekend like this - rain! rain! rain!

How did you manage to group 4 photos together in blogger; loks good.

also , if you like entering giveaways, I have one on Bath Bomb Creations. Also looking for a review panel and you get to add your button/blog name to the review post. would you be interested?with love Anita

Love all your photos and especially the rock inspired crochet :-) Those large ice cream ads are misleading aren't they - do you think you could demand a larger one or report them to trading standards lol ? Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog, go on keep some caterpillars from the garden and watch them turn into butterflies. xxx

Hi Helen..Welcome Back and thanks for sharing your georgeous seaside snaps! (intersperced, I notice, with lovely granny squares in delectable colour combos!) I love the first image of the breakers crashing and tumbling to the shore..the colours..you can't beat nature can you?

Your holiday snaps are lovely, Helen. I feel as if I was on holiday with you. I lived for 3 years in Weymouth and 21 years in Cyprus and I miss the sea very much. Your pictures of the sea and sandy coastline, colourful buckets and spades and yummy cream teas stirred up some very lovely memories :-)

I love the little crochet squares in pastel seaside rock colours and I'm sure your sketch pad is crammed full of lots of inspiring ideas.It sounds as if you found the perfect balance between some energetic hustle and bustle and plenty of relaxation.Angela

Seeing your wonderful summery holiday photos makes me wish I was going away this year!maybe I will try to persuade hubby and daughter that we do, after all, need a break - I yearn for some warmth by the sea!Gill xx

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I am a designer, author, illustrator, stitcher and I just love crafting and making things. I live on the North West coast of England with my lovely husband. My family mean the world to me - I have two amazing grown up daughters and three sweet grandchildren - two boys and a girl.